An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to ...
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Title: Maangamizi: The Ancient One (2001)
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Barbarao | ... |
Dr. Asira
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Amandina Lihamba | ... |
Samehe
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Samahani Kejeri | ... |
Simba Mbili
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Waigwa Wachira | ... |
Dr. Odhiambo
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Nurse Malika
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Mwanajuma Ali Hassan | ... |
Bibi Maangamizi
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Kisaka A. Kisaka | ... |
Reverend Waigwa
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Adam Mwambile | ... |
Dr. Moshi
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Mary Chibwana | ... |
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Ummie Mahfouda Alley | ... |
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Zainabu Bafadhili | ... |
Young Samehe
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Janet Fabian | ... |
Sister Francis
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Stumai Halili | ... |
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Mgeni | ... |
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Thecla Mjatta | ... |
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An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul. Written by Anonymous
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18 February 2001 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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Dr. Asira: Where's Samehe, I'm looking for Samehe!
Nurse Malika: She's in the Art room with Dr. Odhiambo!
Nurse Malika: This is no American Freeway!
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For filming the scene "at the door to hell" in Bagamoyo, local extras were used. After filming of the scene was complete, the extras were paid. Immediately after some of the extras were beaten up and robbed of their pay by people who watched the filming. See more »Quotes
Nurse Malika: Hey, watch where you're going!Dr. Asira: Where's Samehe, I'm looking for Samehe!
Nurse Malika: She's in the Art room with Dr. Odhiambo!
Nurse Malika: This is no American Freeway!
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I recommend this film to anyone on a spiritual journey, to anyone who understands the importance of forgiveness to the blossoming of the human spirit, to anyone who knows that the fruit of our future germinates in reconciliation with our past. Haunting, subtle music track by Cyril Neville.